Conflict is like cancer; early detection increases the possibility of a healthy outcome.
John C. MaxwellWhen you are influential and highly respected, people tend to tell you what you want to hear, not what you need to hear. They are seeking your approval, or they flatter you. Unfortunately, this creates a gap between what you hear and reality. If you find yourself in that situation, you will need to work extra hard to get the people close to you to speak honestly into your life. And you will have to become highly intentional in observing and listening.
John C. MaxwellYou have to live with the people to know their needs, and you have to live with God to know how to solve them.
John C. MaxwellMight you be missing opportunities because you have been too quick to ask how instead of why?
John C. MaxwellI hold conferences, and the result of that was that the secular community also started picking up my stuff, and pretty soon they wanted more. So I realized I could not only minister to the Christian community, but I could also minister to the corporate community. So my books started crossing over, and then I began to intentionally have them cross over.
John C. Maxwell